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The Army of Alexander the Great Traps the Enemy Troops with Fire
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The Army of Alexander the Great Traps the Enemy Troops with Fire

Antonio Tempesta · 1608 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The army of Alexander the Great traps the enemy troops with fire in a mountain valley. Four-line verse in Latin in two columns in the lower margin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printAlexander de Grotebattles of Alexanderbattlethe soldierthe soldier's life
Credit lineHet leger van Alexander de Grote sluit de vijandelijke troepen in met vuur. 1608. Antonio Tempesta. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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